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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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